Princeton, Yale See Dip in Share of Asian-American Freshmen
At Yale, the share of freshman Asian-American students dropped to 24% from 30% a year ago, while at Princeton it posted a smaller decline, dipping 2 percentage points to about 24%. The share of first-year Black students held steady at both Ivy League schools, accounting for 14% of Yale’s incoming class and 9% of Princeton’s.
The share of White students in Yale’s first-year class increased to 46% from 42%, while Hispanic and Latino students rose slightly to 19%. At Princeton, the share of Hispanic or Latino students dipped to 9% from 10%.
Yale’s admissions office made several changes to its selection process after the high court ruling. Application reviewers didn’t have access to self-identified race and/or ethnicity data for applicants, and admissions officers involved in selection didn’t have access to aggregate data on the racial or ethnic composition of the pool of applicants or admitted students, the school said.